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Sunday was surprisingly busy. I was headed over to the Harbor Park node and ran into two garou--one was one of those kids that was running around with CJ. He recognized me first, but I didn't make the connection fast enough to avoid the area. He came over to talk. Referenced that Salem'd spoke well of me, etc. Made all the motions of maybe taking up where Salem left off.
So, no, I don't trust him one bit.
He also mentioned a lot of garou departing--Salem being one of them--and new garou coming in that didn't play by the rules of the city. Initial thought was that the local garou are starting to spiral out of control. I didn't pry for more information as that's not really my business. We cut it short at that point as his cohort--who wasn't involved in the discussion--was getting bored. That and I think I'd pretty much had it with the suddenness of the impromptu meeting.
Later, I got a call from Rina. She wanted to alert me about the "evil twins" being in town, shooting up the garou she hangs out with, in the park, with silver bullets. This helped to clarify what the guy earlier was saying. It's not internal chaos: it sounds much more like the Black Spiral Dancers have come to town. Rina gave me a license plate to track down for her. I think I'm going to give it to Val to run instead. Something tells me that Internal Affairs might be keeping an eye on me after I did that Spokane job for them. Rina also said that there's some new vampire activity in town. Unusual. I know they're here, but they're usually pretty low key. Val seems excited about getting to help out there. Rina also seems to have a boyfriend now. He is totally whipped. Didn't catch his name-hell didn't even speak to him or vice versa--but he glows like a werewolf. Can't say I'm surprised in the least.
But Rina is looking better, healthier, and she says it's because of help from her friends. I told her that was good because she was starting to become the Saint Claire equivalent to Brittney Spears. I swear, if looks could kill.... But hopefully, for her own good, the point was driven home.
Val and I talked later. She's apparently worked a deal with a unicorn that lives in the astral plane. (How cool is that?) Val's supposed to help out three people and she'd finished helping two and asked if there was anything she could do for me. Not for me, really. (Although there's plenty of things I could have asked for that I think Val would have SERIOUSLY had issues with.) But I opted to see about finally releasing that feathered serpent thing that Peter Kenward had placed in stasis over a decade ago. I'd "inherited" it when he went insane. (Note to self: go visit him to see if he's showing any signs of lucidity and to make sure he's not been abused.) I'd like to set the damn thing free as it serves absolutely no purpose and the thought of something sentient just being trapped like that for so long.... It's just wrong. I'm going to move it out of the Sanctum tonight with a U-haul rental and take it out to the cabin. Hopefully Val will be able to take it over to the other side where it can be released. She also claims to know a couple garou that have an affinity towards these kinds of creatures, so hopefully if they run into it they won't just kill it. And hopefully, if Val needs help, these other garou can help her.
Mouse called me up next. Mostly to let me know that Salem'd left town. So that's THREE different people telling me that Salem's gone. Clearly the guy was a city lynchpin. Wonder if Mouse is going to be able to fill his shoes? We talked very briefly, but I again left with the impression that Mouse is one smart cookie. She thinks. She thinks ahead. She thinks beyond herself. While refreshing to see in a Garou, it also unnerves me. I respect her. I also think she's dangerous. There's something about her that just isn't sitting right with me.
Then I went to the sanctum to check on the feathered serpent and move a few things around and figure out what I'd need to move it.
I think I'm going to have to cheat and use some Forces to lighten it. In fact, I think I can levitate it like Luke did in Empire Strikes Back--which was on TV last night and I kicked myself for not re-watching to get that idea. Just need a nice cloth to go over it so as to not give people a gander at something they probably do not need to be seeing. As I was heading out, a transformer blew. At first I figured it might have been me, but then I saw this.... you know, I don't actually know what it was as I didn't have time to study it. But it definitely had a lot of Prime in it and wasn't human. Apparently there were two and they were robbing a jewelry store. The catch was that there were also two garou present. The didn't look like they knew what was going on, but they did go to investigate. I redirected the wind to blow a hoodie off of one of them so that the Garou were warned in advance that they weren't human. I tailed the garou. The garou tailed the thieves. The thieves went down a dead-end alleyway and the two garou went in after them. I snuck closer figuring that'd be the end of it, but apparently the crooks gave the toilet-drinkers the slip. I figured that they'd spot me when they left the alley and that might put in in danger, so I switched to "stop, police!" mode with no drawn weapon in order to get them to run. They started talking instead. I asked where the thieves went and the one guy asked for my badge when the cops were CLEARLY coming. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking? The other dog was more sensible and pointed me down the alleyway. I told them to stay put and wait for the cops, and they actually did stay around a bit longer. FINALLY they got a freaking clue between the two of them and ran.
Seriously, seriously dense. That or just young and stupid.
I guess I can't really throw a stone too hard though. I know that one of them was armed and clearly thinking about shooting me, and yet I still played the cop in pursuit act and closed the distance between them and myself when I had no weapon in hand. I think I was pretty damn stupid there too. I could have been dead.
Yeah. Tonight is a good night to go home, flop on the futon, and nurse myself to sleep with shots of whiskey. I need some rest and my mind to be quiet for a bit in order to have things settle down into place.
So, no, I don't trust him one bit.
He also mentioned a lot of garou departing--Salem being one of them--and new garou coming in that didn't play by the rules of the city. Initial thought was that the local garou are starting to spiral out of control. I didn't pry for more information as that's not really my business. We cut it short at that point as his cohort--who wasn't involved in the discussion--was getting bored. That and I think I'd pretty much had it with the suddenness of the impromptu meeting.
Later, I got a call from Rina. She wanted to alert me about the "evil twins" being in town, shooting up the garou she hangs out with, in the park, with silver bullets. This helped to clarify what the guy earlier was saying. It's not internal chaos: it sounds much more like the Black Spiral Dancers have come to town. Rina gave me a license plate to track down for her. I think I'm going to give it to Val to run instead. Something tells me that Internal Affairs might be keeping an eye on me after I did that Spokane job for them. Rina also said that there's some new vampire activity in town. Unusual. I know they're here, but they're usually pretty low key. Val seems excited about getting to help out there. Rina also seems to have a boyfriend now. He is totally whipped. Didn't catch his name-hell didn't even speak to him or vice versa--but he glows like a werewolf. Can't say I'm surprised in the least.
But Rina is looking better, healthier, and she says it's because of help from her friends. I told her that was good because she was starting to become the Saint Claire equivalent to Brittney Spears. I swear, if looks could kill.... But hopefully, for her own good, the point was driven home.
Val and I talked later. She's apparently worked a deal with a unicorn that lives in the astral plane. (How cool is that?) Val's supposed to help out three people and she'd finished helping two and asked if there was anything she could do for me. Not for me, really. (Although there's plenty of things I could have asked for that I think Val would have SERIOUSLY had issues with.) But I opted to see about finally releasing that feathered serpent thing that Peter Kenward had placed in stasis over a decade ago. I'd "inherited" it when he went insane. (Note to self: go visit him to see if he's showing any signs of lucidity and to make sure he's not been abused.) I'd like to set the damn thing free as it serves absolutely no purpose and the thought of something sentient just being trapped like that for so long.... It's just wrong. I'm going to move it out of the Sanctum tonight with a U-haul rental and take it out to the cabin. Hopefully Val will be able to take it over to the other side where it can be released. She also claims to know a couple garou that have an affinity towards these kinds of creatures, so hopefully if they run into it they won't just kill it. And hopefully, if Val needs help, these other garou can help her.
Mouse called me up next. Mostly to let me know that Salem'd left town. So that's THREE different people telling me that Salem's gone. Clearly the guy was a city lynchpin. Wonder if Mouse is going to be able to fill his shoes? We talked very briefly, but I again left with the impression that Mouse is one smart cookie. She thinks. She thinks ahead. She thinks beyond herself. While refreshing to see in a Garou, it also unnerves me. I respect her. I also think she's dangerous. There's something about her that just isn't sitting right with me.
Then I went to the sanctum to check on the feathered serpent and move a few things around and figure out what I'd need to move it.
I think I'm going to have to cheat and use some Forces to lighten it. In fact, I think I can levitate it like Luke did in Empire Strikes Back--which was on TV last night and I kicked myself for not re-watching to get that idea. Just need a nice cloth to go over it so as to not give people a gander at something they probably do not need to be seeing. As I was heading out, a transformer blew. At first I figured it might have been me, but then I saw this.... you know, I don't actually know what it was as I didn't have time to study it. But it definitely had a lot of Prime in it and wasn't human. Apparently there were two and they were robbing a jewelry store. The catch was that there were also two garou present. The didn't look like they knew what was going on, but they did go to investigate. I redirected the wind to blow a hoodie off of one of them so that the Garou were warned in advance that they weren't human. I tailed the garou. The garou tailed the thieves. The thieves went down a dead-end alleyway and the two garou went in after them. I snuck closer figuring that'd be the end of it, but apparently the crooks gave the toilet-drinkers the slip. I figured that they'd spot me when they left the alley and that might put in in danger, so I switched to "stop, police!" mode with no drawn weapon in order to get them to run. They started talking instead. I asked where the thieves went and the one guy asked for my badge when the cops were CLEARLY coming. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking? The other dog was more sensible and pointed me down the alleyway. I told them to stay put and wait for the cops, and they actually did stay around a bit longer. FINALLY they got a freaking clue between the two of them and ran.
Seriously, seriously dense. That or just young and stupid.
I guess I can't really throw a stone too hard though. I know that one of them was armed and clearly thinking about shooting me, and yet I still played the cop in pursuit act and closed the distance between them and myself when I had no weapon in hand. I think I was pretty damn stupid there too. I could have been dead.
Yeah. Tonight is a good night to go home, flop on the futon, and nurse myself to sleep with shots of whiskey. I need some rest and my mind to be quiet for a bit in order to have things settle down into place.
